Burris tosses three TDs as Stampeders get revenge

Sep 6, 2008 - 6:11 AM

EDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) -- Henry Burris threw three
touchdowns and the Calgary Stampeders held on for a 38-33
victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday in the second game
of a home-and-home series.

Edmonton won the first game, 37-16, on Monday.

In the second game, Burris helped the Stampeders get revenge by
completing 19-of-36 passes for 323 yards without an
interception. It was an inauspicious start though, as he
fumbled the first snap of the game and it was returned 25 yards
for a score by Shannon Garrett.

Burris responded by hitting Ryan Thelwell for a 3-yard score on
the next possession. He hit Jermaine Copeland for an 8-yard
score in the fourth and made it 38-26 with a 27-yard TD strike
to Kenyon Rambo with 1:52 left that sealed the win.

Copeland had four catches for 92 yards for the Stampeders (6-4).
Meanwhile, Ricky Ray completed 29-of-42 passes for 357 yards and
an interception for Edmonton (6-4), which had its two-game
winning streak snapped.